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USS General H. L. Scott (AP-136)

NJBUAwards, Citations and Campaign RibbonsPrecedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory MedalUSS General H. L. Scott (AP-136) was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II

Hugh Lenox Scott was born at Danville, Ky., 22 September 1853 and graduated from the Military Academy in 1876. He served with the cavalry at various western outposts, chiefly in Oklahoma and the Dakotas, and participated in the Indian campaigns until 1891. In 1897 he was a consultant to the Smithsonian Institution on Indian languages. After serving in various administrative posts in Cuba and the Sulu Archipelago, Philippines, 1898 to 1906, Scott was promoted to Colonel and assumed duty as Superintendent of the Military Academy. Relieved in 1910, Scott made vital contributions as a mediator and a diplomat in Indian disputes. As Brigadier General, he served on the Mexican border 1913 to 1914 and helped resolve border difficulties with Mexico. Becoming Chief of Staff of the Army in November 1914, he laid the groundwork for American participation in World War I. General Scott was a member of the Commission to Russia in 1917 and served on the Western Front with British and French divisions. Retiring from the Army in 1919, Major General Scott died 30 April 1934 at Princeton, N.J.
Digital ID: ggbain 28086 Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Bill Gonyo

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USS General H. L. Scott (AP-136) moored pierside, date and location unknown.
US Coast Guard photo from the collections of the US Coast Guard Historian's Office

Robert Hurst

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Certificate authenticating the crossing of the Equator and International Date Line on the same day issued to Jarold Hudson Hoelting aboard USS General H. L. Scott (AP-136), 28 August 1944.

Jarold Hoelting

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USS General H. L. Scott (AP-136) at anchor, date and location unknown.US Navy photo from the collections of the US Navy Memorial